What color is #8D12A0?

#8D12A0 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D12A0?

The RGB value is 141, 18, 160: 141 red, 18 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D12A0?

The complementary color is #25A012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D12A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D12A0 color

#8D12A0 rgb(141, 18, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D12A0 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 7.1% green and 62.7% blue (141, 18, 160).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 80% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#8D12A0 color codes

HEX	`#8D12A0`
RGB	`rgb(141, 18, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 7.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 80%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 89%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 89%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.27, 63.7, -47.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.27, 79.33, 323.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.545, 8.634, 33.993)`
Decimal	`9245344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D12A0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8D12A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8D12A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8D12A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d12a0; }
.text { color: #8d12a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d12a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 18 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d12a0, #a0126c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D12A0?: #8D12A0 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D12A0?: The RGB value is 141, 18, 160: 141 red, 18 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D12A0?: The complementary color is #25A012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D12A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.